Performance evaluation question

[SaderNurse05, BSN, RN]

I recently started a job as a case manager in Public Health. It is their policy to do job evaluations once per month for the first 6 months. My first month was great. My second month I got the flu (diagnosed with nasal swab, the works). I was off 4 work days but also sick over the weekend so I was home sick for 6 days. I went back on the 7th day and broke out in a full sweat and was so weak it was ridiculous, but I made it through the day. I have a supervisor and a director who did not say a woed about my time out, and I have enough time that I did not have to go without pay. Imagine my surprise when I get my evaluation (left on my desk, of course, no personal review) and found my supervisor had written on there thatI had been counseled on the the negative impact my absences had with me doing my job. I have a doctors excuse and am mad on several counts- I was really sick, with an excuse and of course no "counseling" of any sort took place. At this point I do not know whether I should just sign that I agree with the evaluation, make a small comment about it being an excused absence or full blown truth- the first I heard of this was when I read it on my desk. I talked to my supervisor about it and she basically blew me off about the not counseling part. I think she is covering her behind because it makes her look like she actually did some supervising. The problem is this review gets signed off by 3 levels above me and I really have my eye on moving up in the organiztion. Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

[pugmum]

I recently started a job as a case manager in Public Health. It is their policy to do job evaluations once per month for the first 6 months. My first month was great. My second month I got the flu (diagnosed with nasal swab, the works). I was off 4 work days but also sick over the weekend so I was home sick for 6 days. I went back on the 7th day and broke out in a full sweat and was so weak it was ridiculous, but I made it through the day. I have a supervisor and a director who did not say a woed about my time out, and I have enough time that I did not have to go without pay. Imagine my surprise when I get my evaluation (left on my desk, of course, no personal review) and found my supervisor had written on there thatI had been counseled on the the negative impact my absences had with me doing my job. I have a doctors excuse and am mad on several counts- I was really sick, with an excuse and of course no "counseling" of any sort took place. At this point I do not know whether I should just sign that I agree with the evaluation, make a small comment about it being an excused absence or full blown truth- the first I heard of this was when I read it on my desk. I talked to my supervisor about it and she basically blew me off about the not counseling part. I think she is covering her behind because it makes her look like she actually did some supervising. The problem is this review gets signed off by 3 levels above me and I really have my eye on moving up in the organiztion. Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

My mouth fell open when I read this..need to let this digest, but there is no way I would sign a form that was a blatant lie. If it looks like they are going to let it go forward and mark "refused to sign" in your signature spot, (which they might do if they can lie about "counselling") then I would put in my point about no counselling, excused absence etc. and take a copy of the form. I might rethink this after a bit, but this is my first reaction.